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so this is second point. -- the current president of tunisia. i don't have a problem with the with the rule of law and the transparency, this is one. my main problem is not the fact that they were refer to it. my main problem with them is the take on the liberal economy. they are ready for that. this is my problem. either secular have a problem with the -- because they are conservative on religious terms and liberal on economy terms. for all indication means also to struggle against poverty instead of having jihad against enemies it's jihad for essential. this is what i'm saying about women. i was talking about the industry, i'm sorry the only way you are going to evaluate and to assess empower of women in muslim countries is on two things. it has nothing to do with the way they dress. it has to do with access to litigation and access to the job market. this is where we want people to be. and the secular not coming with answers and comes with answers that are credible and efficient on these. this is a big question. when is your educational polic
so this is second point. -- the current president of tunisia. i don't have a problem with the with the rule of law and the transparency, this is one. my main problem is not the fact that they were refer to it. my main problem with them is the take on the liberal economy. they are ready for that. this is my problem. either secular have a problem with the -- because they are conservative on religious terms and liberal on economy terms. for all indication means also to struggle against poverty...
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look what is happening in tunisia. we have the same -- [inaudible] be careful it's not a dirty word. it's very sold islamic tradition. we have [inaudible] sometimes we call them war happy. so they are literalist and the right name [inaudible] this is the way they are calling themselves. and they come with black and white. they are changing their position. for years they were not involving politics. they were saying politics has nothing to do with islam. in egypt they changed their position and they got 24%. who is pushing this people in shoe tunisia to put the governments in to a situation they are facing problems because they don't know to hw deal. they are dealing and playing on the religious credibility. good thing the leaders in tunisia or the muslim brotherhood in egypt we have the credibility and we are -- you are not [inaudible] with the arts and movies, and freedom of expression. we are the protecter of we are "the guardian." they are greating dwises divisions within. it's going difficult and it's going to be u
look what is happening in tunisia. we have the same -- [inaudible] be careful it's not a dirty word. it's very sold islamic tradition. we have [inaudible] sometimes we call them war happy. so they are literalist and the right name [inaudible] this is the way they are calling themselves. and they come with black and white. they are changing their position. for years they were not involving politics. they were saying politics has nothing to do with islam. in egypt they changed their position and...
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they were there in tunisia. we have to look at the whole dimension with more critical take on what was said and the way it was covered by the media. the second thing i am trying to analyze is the discussion and the way we are looking and we are still looking at arab countries and muslim countries. as i was analyzing and trying to get a sense of the debates there's something we still have now and what we have now is a discussion about the debate. we reduce everything in the arab world between the secularists and the islamists. if you want to understand the political landscape you have progressive secularists and backward islamists. it is not only coming from the west. when i visited tunisia and when i was dealing with people in algeria or in egypt we had this polarization and the polarization is coming from a perception but something that is happening from within in the arab world itself and this is a problem because at the end of the day the polarization is not only misleading but making the political debate ver
they were there in tunisia. we have to look at the whole dimension with more critical take on what was said and the way it was covered by the media. the second thing i am trying to analyze is the discussion and the way we are looking and we are still looking at arab countries and muslim countries. as i was analyzing and trying to get a sense of the debates there's something we still have now and what we have now is a discussion about the debate. we reduce everything in the arab world between...
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now they are in tunisia. when those entities to talking to the president he was in, "we did not know about these people before." this is to make the whole democracy situation unsettled. this is why as muslims we had to be clear on what is acceptable and what is this accepted diversity and islam. and things like yesterday and the day before yesterday are completely non-islamic, against our principles. now there is a connection between some literalists and violent extremists who want to kill and become a popular support. we have [indiscernible] the reaction of mitt romney saying, we do not have to apologize and first be clear on the fact this is our values, that his plan was symbols. barack obama in a situation where he has to condemn first what happens, then celebrate the american values. >> in your book, you really concentrate on the complexity of this enormous movement that has developed, that escapes most observers here in the west. you particularly focus on the question of whether it is wrong to consider t
now they are in tunisia. when those entities to talking to the president he was in, "we did not know about these people before." this is to make the whole democracy situation unsettled. this is why as muslims we had to be clear on what is acceptable and what is this accepted diversity and islam. and things like yesterday and the day before yesterday are completely non-islamic, against our principles. now there is a connection between some literalists and violent extremists who want to...
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in tunisia two people died after a mob stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital tunis, infuriated by the u.s. made film that insulted prophet muhammed. tunisian police turned them away with tear gas. armored vehicles arrived to protect the compound. in tripoli, lebanon where there's no embassy, protesters turned on american symbols instead, a kfc franchise was set on fire and one person was killed. in sudan it was the embassy of germany, america's ally that came under attack from a crowd of rough lu 5,000 w-- roughly 5o stormed the building. they are chased away by tear gas and rubber bullets. here in cairo, riot police kept the crowds several blocks away from the embassy and it was a smaller crowd. three days after the first protest erupted and after a phone call from president obama, egypt's president finally took a stand to end the violence, referring to the u.s. embassy he said it is required by our religion to protect our guests and their places. security has been beefed up at u.s. embassies deemed vulnerable to both diplomat and secur
in tunisia two people died after a mob stormed the u.s. embassy in the capital tunis, infuriated by the u.s. made film that insulted prophet muhammed. tunisian police turned them away with tear gas. armored vehicles arrived to protect the compound. in tripoli, lebanon where there's no embassy, protesters turned on american symbols instead, a kfc franchise was set on fire and one person was killed. in sudan it was the embassy of germany, america's ally that came under attack from a crowd of...
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in tunisia at least two people killed and dozens injured during a protest outside the u.s. embassy. in sudan thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. mission there clashing with police. witnesses report police opened fire on some protesters who tried to storm the compound. this all began tuesday when protests erupted in egypt and libya, the outraging said to have been sparked by a film about islam's prophet muhammad professor moated on youtube. it depicts -- promoted on youtube. it digits the prophet as a -- depicts the prophet as a fraud. the man was previously convicted on bank fraud charges and banned from using computers as part of his sentence. is he on probation and has report -- he is on probation and has reportedly hired attorneys. >> we are told they are the attorneys represented by the family. >> reporter: the attorneys holding a lengthy meeting in their client's california home. >> law enforcement agencies are wear and focused like a -- are aware and focused like a laser beam on what's going on. >> reporter: for a day now military and rioters have clashed into th
in tunisia at least two people killed and dozens injured during a protest outside the u.s. embassy. in sudan thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. mission there clashing with police. witnesses report police opened fire on some protesters who tried to storm the compound. this all began tuesday when protests erupted in egypt and libya, the outraging said to have been sparked by a film about islam's prophet muhammad professor moated on youtube. it depicts -- promoted on youtube. it...
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tunisia is a good example. when they couldn't really take over the embassy they storm ad school across the street. they couldn't get the hard target. so they went after a soft target. i think this is very serious. the idea that the state department put out last friday that they are not going to talk about what happened in benghazi anymore is just wrong. americans have a right to know what the security situation is for our people in the middle east. martha: and in many ways it goes back to sort of how you look at what's going on. whether or not there is an ongoing war on terror. whether or not the attacks that had happened, similar, smaller things in benghazi, should have triggered a higher sense of security in those buildings? >> well, there was either an intelligence failure, both in libya and in egypt, although different circumstances, or, as you suggest, the administration has viewed the environment as so benign that they weren't worried. that is consistent with the president's argument that the war on terro
tunisia is a good example. when they couldn't really take over the embassy they storm ad school across the street. they couldn't get the hard target. so they went after a soft target. i think this is very serious. the idea that the state department put out last friday that they are not going to talk about what happened in benghazi anymore is just wrong. americans have a right to know what the security situation is for our people in the middle east. martha: and in many ways it goes back to sort...
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events in syria they have expected that arab spring would be having the situation like in libya like in tunisia or in egypt. believe but in case of syria turkey has been indeed in the last five years particularly a very very close. friend of the if you want and suddenly this change of turkey has done here. what the united states of america and european union suggested and this is why they took these people do not support the policy of the government. georgia has seen some of its biggest opposition rallies today whether over one hundred thousand people turning up the prediction demos in the capital and in the country's second largest city on saturday georgian soldiers the next parliament on monday the anti government has been fueled by the recent prison torture scandal rocked mass protests and international condemnation georgian authorities are also accused of a high level corruption and cracking down on activists who speak out against the government the opposition claims to build a sea of using dirty tricks to retain its image and as a piece kind of report there are claims that somewhere at the
events in syria they have expected that arab spring would be having the situation like in libya like in tunisia or in egypt. believe but in case of syria turkey has been indeed in the last five years particularly a very very close. friend of the if you want and suddenly this change of turkey has done here. what the united states of america and european union suggested and this is why they took these people do not support the policy of the government. georgia has seen some of its biggest...
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treated as it's absolutely impossible and they saw what happened in egypt they saw what happened in tunisia so why not have our own indigenous democracy movement it's absolutely possible cause from the beginning this just the saudis especially they could. they sold to washington the idea that this was an iranian plot in where ever happens in the ring it's always you by the saudis and by washington as a minor disturbance and of course the u.s. does not want to compromise its position as being the aircraft. guardian angel of the persian gulf. coming up in the program shooting at a canadian post-election rally the suspected gunman killed one thing jim has been identified already takes a closer look at the details surrounding the dramatic incident in montreal. and the session shops newquay shops leaving small businesses struggling to make ends meet with no light at the end of the tunnel. rock obama has been nominated the u.s. democratic presidential candidate as the party's national convention drums of support for he's a reelection bid in the obama said americans were absolutely better off than
treated as it's absolutely impossible and they saw what happened in egypt they saw what happened in tunisia so why not have our own indigenous democracy movement it's absolutely possible cause from the beginning this just the saudis especially they could. they sold to washington the idea that this was an iranian plot in where ever happens in the ring it's always you by the saudis and by washington as a minor disturbance and of course the u.s. does not want to compromise its position as being...
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then you go to tunisia. then egypt, a difficult country for trade. the economic structure was not very open to trade, i think we have to do -- to create more change of trade. between the european union and united states and those countries. i would like to see the trade among themselves. it will be useful to have more integration in the mediterranean in that sense. two important countries. they do not trade among themselves. it is very difficult to have -- they do not have better relations among themselves. >> regional economic integration has been spoken of for so long but if we look at north africa, we have three countries that are embarked on this journey of chains. but others that are not or much less so. do you see greater potential for regional economic integration now? >> i can i get an optimistic about that. -- i cannot get optimistic about that. i do not like the term conditions. there's always a negative connotation. but we should accept -- expect reciprocal actions from the people we are assisting with trader aid. we should expect it will
then you go to tunisia. then egypt, a difficult country for trade. the economic structure was not very open to trade, i think we have to do -- to create more change of trade. between the european union and united states and those countries. i would like to see the trade among themselves. it will be useful to have more integration in the mediterranean in that sense. two important countries. they do not trade among themselves. it is very difficult to have -- they do not have better relations...
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world right now of 20 different embassies have seen protest or attacks including deadly ones in sudan tunisia. peace keepers have been attacked in the sinai peninsula. four deaths already, dozens are wounded. and they coat a kfc on fire in lebanon. muslims throughout the world are angry at what they perceive a slightly americans. now here is one huge ironic part of this story. the man who created this mess in the first place is egyptian. the protest began in egypt. what do we have to do with it? well, it's the guy who happens to live in southern california. here's local news story on who he is. >> surrounded the home of the man who allegedly produced the controversial film. police tell "abc news" that nakoula basseley nakoula is a 55-year-old egyptian christian who uses the name sam bacile to make the film. nakoula allegedly wrote the film while in prison serving time on bank fraud. >> cenk: he's an egyptian coptic guy. we don't know anything about the guy because's tremendous scam artist. we'll talk more about him later in the show. we need to begin to understand one another's culture. musli
world right now of 20 different embassies have seen protest or attacks including deadly ones in sudan tunisia. peace keepers have been attacked in the sinai peninsula. four deaths already, dozens are wounded. and they coat a kfc on fire in lebanon. muslims throughout the world are angry at what they perceive a slightly americans. now here is one huge ironic part of this story. the man who created this mess in the first place is egyptian. the protest began in egypt. what do we have to do with...
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tunisia has been growing fast. egypt has been growing fast in terms of gdp, and if you look at the superimposed two graphs. one graph is gdp per capita grope, which is upwards sloping line, and the other graph is the question, asking people, are you silent? which is a downward sloping line. if there's a majority of countries are middle class, and the middle class has been totally left out of the growth equation. tunisia is fairly rich but if you look at yemen or egypt, 85% of what is called middle class, actually live than less than four dollars a day. and this is your middle class. and if you look at the data on income distribution, over the last few years, it is the -- the size of the -- the number of people who are living rich, living on more than $14 a day, has actually not changed. so, it's not like -- 0 so the middle class has been suppressed all of this time. so there's this big sense of unfairness, and also a lot of cronyism and corruption, which -- and then there's also a sense -- this is a point that is i
tunisia has been growing fast. egypt has been growing fast in terms of gdp, and if you look at the superimposed two graphs. one graph is gdp per capita grope, which is upwards sloping line, and the other graph is the question, asking people, are you silent? which is a downward sloping line. if there's a majority of countries are middle class, and the middle class has been totally left out of the growth equation. tunisia is fairly rich but if you look at yemen or egypt, 85% of what is called...
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had very little to do with tunisia -- megyn: okay, wait. i want to ask you this, brad, why then -- okay, so with the libyan president who was on the sunday shows as well, and now this intelligence source all saying this was preplanned, it was meant to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11, and they all say they believe it was an al-qaeda-linked group, and you heard katherine's report on that. why would the administration being trying to disavow that? unfortunately, americans are the targets of terror attacks, you know, more and more these days. so why wouldn't they just say that was a terror attack on our folks in libya? >> because the question would have been then to the present administration how come you didn't see it coming, did you connect the dots like was alleged after the attacks on 9/11 in '01. so the administration would have to be in a defensive posture as to what did they know, and what, if anything, did they do to stop it as opposed to saying it was basically unforeseeable, we didn't see it coming. the other thing that has to b
had very little to do with tunisia -- megyn: okay, wait. i want to ask you this, brad, why then -- okay, so with the libyan president who was on the sunday shows as well, and now this intelligence source all saying this was preplanned, it was meant to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11, and they all say they believe it was an al-qaeda-linked group, and you heard katherine's report on that. why would the administration being trying to disavow that? unfortunately, americans are the targets of...
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in tunisia the state department put out an emergency message to u.s. citizens. the american embassy is closed now to the public. this is after a group linked to al qaeda posted a message online calling for muslims to kill all american diplomats in the country. for days now, the demonstrators in dozens of companies say they are mad over a low budget antiislamic film. there is no way to know what everyone's true motivation is or whether the extremists are whipping up the crowd with the video but american voters watching the images and with fewer than 50 days until the election, foreign policy is if you back in the spotlight. both presidential campaigns have broadened their stump speeches to touch on foreign policy and a new angle could sway undecided voters who still have not made up their mines. nbc news poll, 5 percent of voters are undecided in the key spring state of virginia. with five points separating the two candidates, those undecided voters could, again go a long way in shaping the election. and now, the news from virginia, this afternoon. what are the u
in tunisia the state department put out an emergency message to u.s. citizens. the american embassy is closed now to the public. this is after a group linked to al qaeda posted a message online calling for muslims to kill all american diplomats in the country. for days now, the demonstrators in dozens of companies say they are mad over a low budget antiislamic film. there is no way to know what everyone's true motivation is or whether the extremists are whipping up the crowd with the video but...
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in tunisia when they couldn't take down the embassy they went across the street and burned the school f you can't get the hard target, you get the soft target. 600 children could have been at risk there. that's why private americans in the region are at risk as well. >> it's sort of quiet, not totally, but is the lid on or should we be apprehensive? >> we should be apprehensive. if you go back to 1979, before our diplomats in tehran were taken hostage, the embassy was penetrate there had too and the government said don't worry we won't let it happen again. famous last words. i don't think anybody can predict the course of these demonstrations or terrorists attacks, but the message to al-qaeda and other terrorists, they have killed an american ambassador and i think our people are vulnerable all over the region. >> and even the situation in russia, apparently rush has has told the united states it doesn't want any more -- our democratic groups over there doing any aid over there. >> vladimir future ten has a plan for russia that doesn't include democracy. it's not that different from s
in tunisia when they couldn't take down the embassy they went across the street and burned the school f you can't get the hard target, you get the soft target. 600 children could have been at risk there. that's why private americans in the region are at risk as well. >> it's sort of quiet, not totally, but is the lid on or should we be apprehensive? >> we should be apprehensive. if you go back to 1979, before our diplomats in tehran were taken hostage, the embassy was penetrate...
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we have seen a democratic transition take place in libya and in tunisia and egypt. i have representatives from all the countries in my office with the american ambassador to the region having a coherent and wonderful conversation about the future of this region. there are remarkable things that we all wanted to see for decades coming to pass in the region today. there are going to be bumps in the road. things were much worse in the region four years ago when barack obama, during the campaign of 2008 -- we have seen tremendous progress, but i want to say, i'm going to answer your question. there are going to be bumps in the road. megyn: this is not a bump in the road. this is a terrorist attack against u.s. interests. by the way, the entire -- [talking over each other] [talking over each other] >> it is insulting to the american people that somehow the president didn't respond appropriately. he has shown more confidence and dexterity that all the republican presidents in the last 30 years combined. >> the reason we have this mess on our hands is this president dislod
we have seen a democratic transition take place in libya and in tunisia and egypt. i have representatives from all the countries in my office with the american ambassador to the region having a coherent and wonderful conversation about the future of this region. there are remarkable things that we all wanted to see for decades coming to pass in the region today. there are going to be bumps in the road. things were much worse in the region four years ago when barack obama, during the campaign of...
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the state department is ordering family and nonessential government workers to release the dead in tunisia. travel warnings are in effect due to security concerns over anti-american violence. >>> wisconsin governor walker says the state will appeal a judge's decision to strike down much of the state law that virtually ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. the law remains largely in effect for state workers. >>> now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. some of the videos we've shown so far in this hour might have made you laugh. the criminals' approach seemed so silly. but the video you're about to see is anything but funny. an attacker traps an 85-year-old woman in an elevator and she's left fighting for her life. all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece. but what she got instead was an elevator ride from hell. and it was all caught on camera. brooklyn, new york, the senior community is not aware of a string of vicious muggings targeting the elderly. so far, it hasn't hit the media. >> we had abso
the state department is ordering family and nonessential government workers to release the dead in tunisia. travel warnings are in effect due to security concerns over anti-american violence. >>> wisconsin governor walker says the state will appeal a judge's decision to strike down much of the state law that virtually ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers. the law remains largely in effect for state workers. >>> now back to "caught on camera."...
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in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s. marines are dead. officials say 20 armed terrorists infiltrated the base perimeter of the british military complex last month. anna, the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: we are getting confirmation that two marines, as you mentioned in your introduction, have died. several were wounded when 20 insurgents attacked the camp. this is taliban heartland. now they used small weapons, rocket propelled grenades, as well as suicide ied vests to infiltra infiltrate. this is a heavily fortified base, some 20,000 nato troops are stationed down there. prince harry is among them. this is a place that they shouldn't be able to penetrate, that being the insurgency. they managed to get through. they managed to attack aircraft. they managed to attack structures as well on
in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s. marines are dead. officials say 20 armed terrorists infiltrated the base perimeter of the british military complex last month. anna, the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: we are...
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as opposed to tunisia or libya or egypt with the military security apparatus was split from the political willing to beat in syria it has not happened nearly as much. in addition, there is still an asymmetry of power, although each side, the opposition and the regime don't have the wherewithal to land a knockout punch against the other. unfortunately, unless there is an injection of something that unbalances the equation and favor one side or the other, i see this continuing and a long drawnout stalemate and fortunately the continued degradation of the country. >> host: let me read of this parity rut on foreign policy magazine referring to assad. he has to listen to powerful voices on different issues. though he is a great deal of power, far more than anyone else in syria come you cannot simply have his way. so they see a puppet? >> guest: now come he is not a puppet at all. every authoritarian leader, no matter how dictatorial must negotiate with powerful factions in the regime and society. his father had to do that and a shower has had to do that. so he catches willy-nilly order somethi
as opposed to tunisia or libya or egypt with the military security apparatus was split from the political willing to beat in syria it has not happened nearly as much. in addition, there is still an asymmetry of power, although each side, the opposition and the regime don't have the wherewithal to land a knockout punch against the other. unfortunately, unless there is an injection of something that unbalances the equation and favor one side or the other, i see this continuing and a long drawnout...
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so is tunisia. we don't limit our role to technical assistance. we give advice as well and we lend to those countries. we have committed already $8 billion in three countries where we already have programs underway. the world has a huge stake in making sure the that transition, the that transformation leads to economic sustainability that will feed the population and create jobs for the young people. that brings me to my final point. what about us? what about the imf? well, i have tried to describe for you a fast changing global economy. as a result, the imf must be fast changing and adjusting to this new world, if you will. and much of this is underway and will mention three areas were clearly change is underway at the imf. first of all, we are strengthening our surveillance with the purpose of participating and strengthening global stability. trying to better connect the dots between countries and focus on the stability of the system as a whole. free upgrades in that regard -- one is the new decision that provides for deep announcements of spill
so is tunisia. we don't limit our role to technical assistance. we give advice as well and we lend to those countries. we have committed already $8 billion in three countries where we already have programs underway. the world has a huge stake in making sure the that transition, the that transformation leads to economic sustainability that will feed the population and create jobs for the young people. that brings me to my final point. what about us? what about the imf? well, i have tried to...
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i appreciate that in recent days the leaders of other countries in the region, including egypt, tunisia, and yemen, have taken steps to secure diplomatic facilities. so have religious authorities around the globe. but understand, the attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on america. there also an assault on the very ideals upon which the united nations was founded. the notion that people can resolve their differences peacefully, that diplomacy can take the place of war, that in an interdependent world, all of us have a stake towards working towards greater opportunity and security for ourselves. about upholding these ideals, it will not be enough to put more guards in front of an embassy or to put out statements of regret and wait for the average to pass. if we are serious -- average to pass. if we are serious about these ideas, we must speak honestly about the deeper causes of the crisis. we face a choice between the forces that would drive us apart and the hope that we hold in common. >> you can see all of president obama's beat the united nations in about 40 minutes
i appreciate that in recent days the leaders of other countries in the region, including egypt, tunisia, and yemen, have taken steps to secure diplomatic facilities. so have religious authorities around the globe. but understand, the attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on america. there also an assault on the very ideals upon which the united nations was founded. the notion that people can resolve their differences peacefully, that diplomacy can take the place of war, that...
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it's the latest warning which cover everywhere from tunisia to lebanon since the wave of anti-american protests over american-made anti-muslim film. in france, authorities sent riot police to guard the paris offices of weekly magazine that published cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad. michelle kosinski is in paris. what is the latest? >> reporter: chris, there was a protest today outside the french embassy in tehran. we saw a very visible increase in police presence in paris. there were no incidents though yesterday someone threw a grenade into a kosher grocery causing minor injuries but we don't know if that's connected to this. france acted immediately. they've closed some schools. they plan to close embassies and cultural centers tomorrow in 20 countries. you know the publisher of the cartoons, some showing the prophet muhammad naked and one saying one must not mock, chose the timing of this for a reason. just after the retests and murders last week over the anti-islamic film and the legal backlash over the photos of the duchess of cambridge, this is up to free speech, standing u
it's the latest warning which cover everywhere from tunisia to lebanon since the wave of anti-american protests over american-made anti-muslim film. in france, authorities sent riot police to guard the paris offices of weekly magazine that published cartoons mocking the prophet muhammad. michelle kosinski is in paris. what is the latest? >> reporter: chris, there was a protest today outside the french embassy in tehran. we saw a very visible increase in police presence in paris. there...
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so is tunisia. we don't only limit our role to technical assistance. we give advice, as well. we lend to those countries. we have already committed more than $8 billion in three the countries where we already have programs underway. there's a lot at stake in making sure that that turned actually creates jobs for the young people. that brings me to my final point. what about us? what about the imf? we have a changing global economy. as a result, the imf must be changing and adjusting to this new role, if you will. much of this is under way. i will mention three areas where clearly changes underway at the imf. first of all, we are strengthening our surveillance. with the purpose of participating in strengthening global stability. trying to better connect the dots between countries and focus on the stability of the system as a whole. there are three upgrades not regard. one is a new decision that provides for deeper analysis of spillovers and cross-border effects. you know, we have the traditional bilateral approach to surveillance, and then we have intellectual surveillance, a b
so is tunisia. we don't only limit our role to technical assistance. we give advice, as well. we lend to those countries. we have already committed more than $8 billion in three the countries where we already have programs underway. there's a lot at stake in making sure that that turned actually creates jobs for the young people. that brings me to my final point. what about us? what about the imf? we have a changing global economy. as a result, the imf must be changing and adjusting to this new...
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government personnel to leave their posts in sudan and tunisia. for more on the political implications, joined by deputy political national editor for the washington post and reporter for real clear politics, erin pike. ann, you first with the romney camp geared up on the economy, and now they have to field these foreign affairs questions, foreign affairs is something president obama deals with daily, so how much of a disadvantage is this for the governor? >> well, it may not be a part of their script or what they had hoped to be talking about throughout this campaign. but after initially makes a statement that came under much criticism the romney campaign came back pretty hard the end of last week criticizing president obama's overall middle east strategy. so they've tried to turn this to their advantage. i suspect that it will not be many more days that we're talking about this if, in fact, as defense secretary panetta said the violence does subside. i think we will probably return to the economy soon enough. look, at some point governor romney'
government personnel to leave their posts in sudan and tunisia. for more on the political implications, joined by deputy political national editor for the washington post and reporter for real clear politics, erin pike. ann, you first with the romney camp geared up on the economy, and now they have to field these foreign affairs questions, foreign affairs is something president obama deals with daily, so how much of a disadvantage is this for the governor? >> well, it may not be a part of...
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we found on farm policy discussing -- on foreign policy that tunisia is actively engaged in the arab league in working with countries like the united kingdom with a similar view of the way forward. in economic policy, they want to expand trade, they want to attract businesses, they want to work closely with the european union. that that is how their leadership is going to be, that is something for which we have nothing to fear. we have to support them in their own stability without trying to dictate for them what to do. this is a further illustration of why i say we must continue our support for the arab spring. >> our bilateral relationship with ecuador. >> it generated huge headlines all over the world. was it a diplomatic blunder? what went wrong? >> that is what you call a loaded question. i think it was the right thing to do. you wanted the governor of ecuador to know that -- before they made a decision about granting what they call under the 1954 agreement diplomatic asylum, a concept we do not recognize. if they did so, that would not be a division that would find much favor i
we found on farm policy discussing -- on foreign policy that tunisia is actively engaged in the arab league in working with countries like the united kingdom with a similar view of the way forward. in economic policy, they want to expand trade, they want to attract businesses, they want to work closely with the european union. that that is how their leadership is going to be, that is something for which we have nothing to fear. we have to support them in their own stability without trying to...
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this fruit merchant set himself on fire in tunisia. and you had this wave of protests and revolution in tunisia, libya, egypt, bahrain, syria, yemen. the heartland of al qaeda and al qaeda was absolutely irrelevant to it. doesn't mean al qaeda won't exploit it but it was irrelevant to the movement. and what was tis movement about? this movement was about responsive government, responsible government, transparent government. the rule of law. democracy, voting -- wait a minute. wait. we know something about this stuff. as disruptive as the arab awakening has been, as, in the near term in midterm caused us some serious diplomatic and maybe even counterterrorism challenges, over the longer term it has created a new dialogue in this deep fight, a dialogue about which we have genuine legitimacy and can offer views. so in my personal view for the first time we actually can engage in this deeper idealogical conflict in a way that which never have before. so at the end of the day, what that means is, other elements of the american government, b
this fruit merchant set himself on fire in tunisia. and you had this wave of protests and revolution in tunisia, libya, egypt, bahrain, syria, yemen. the heartland of al qaeda and al qaeda was absolutely irrelevant to it. doesn't mean al qaeda won't exploit it but it was irrelevant to the movement. and what was tis movement about? this movement was about responsive government, responsible government, transparent government. the rule of law. democracy, voting -- wait a minute. wait. we know...
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that angry rally followed a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low-budget film that insults islam's prophet muhammad. the protests sometimes turn violent. u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, and three other americans, died when armed protesters attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests. but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the thousands. >> the mobs we've seen on the outside of these embassies are a small minority. they're the ones who have largely lost in these emerging democratic processes. >> reporter: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., said the attacks on u.s. targets began as spontaneous protests, rejecting earlier claims they were part of a plot to coincide with last week's anniversary of 9/11. the anti-american protests have fast become the obama administration's most pressing foreign policy crisis. but the white house faces other urgent challenges in the
that angry rally followed a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low-budget film that insults islam's prophet muhammad. the protests sometimes turn violent. u.s. ambassador christopher stevens, and three other americans, died when armed protesters attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests. but...
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france is acting quickly, already closing some schools in tunisia, indonesia, planning on shutting down embassies, cultural centers on friday, and at least 20 consults appearing violent. wednesday, attackers threw a small bomb into a kosher grocery outside paris causing minor injuries. the editor of the cartoons has said if you don't like them, go to court over it, referencing what prince william and kate did through lawyers this week winning against a magazine that ran topless photos of kate. and that is what others are doing, at least two muslim groups have filed suit saying the images incited hate. >> how far can we go? can we, indeed, go too far? that's what this story is about. >> reporter: in europe, running those cartoons can carry mortal risk. in denmark in 2005, over a period of years protests, arson, and embassy bombings, dozens killed, murder plots against the cartoonist. there was a murder plot and attack against a swedish cartoonist whom with others insist free expression cannot give in. >> reporter: some muslim leaders are calling for peaceful protests only. but two peacef
france is acting quickly, already closing some schools in tunisia, indonesia, planning on shutting down embassies, cultural centers on friday, and at least 20 consults appearing violent. wednesday, attackers threw a small bomb into a kosher grocery outside paris causing minor injuries. the editor of the cartoons has said if you don't like them, go to court over it, referencing what prince william and kate did through lawyers this week winning against a magazine that ran topless photos of kate....
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that angry rally followinged a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low budget film that insults prophet muhammad. they sometimes turned violent. christopher stevens and three other americans died when protesters attacked the consulate in libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy in dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the thousands. >> the mobs we have seen on the outside of the embassies are a small minority. they're the ones that largely lost in the emerging democratic processes. >> susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said the attacks on u.s. targets began as spontaneous protests, rejecting earlier claims they were part of a plot to coincide with last week's anniversary of 9/11. washington is putting a lot of pressure in governments in the region to crack down on the protests and the governments are responding with tighter security and arrests and the libyan government has announced a number of arrests in conne
that angry rally followinged a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low budget film that insults prophet muhammad. they sometimes turned violent. christopher stevens and three other americans died when protesters attacked the consulate in libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy in dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the...
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france is acting quickly, already closing some schools in tunisia, indonesia, planning on shutting down embassies, cultural centers on friday, and at least 20 consults appearing violent. wednesday, attackers threw a small bomb into a kosher grocery outside paris causing minor injuries. the editor of the cartoons has said if you don't like them, go to court over it, referencing what prince william and kate did through lawyers this week winning against a magazine that ran topless photos of kate. and that is what others are doing, at least two muslim groups have filed suit saying the images incited hate. >> how far can we go? can we, indeed, go too far? that's what this story is about. >> reporter: in europe, running those cartoons can carry mortal risk. in denmark in 2005, over a period of years protests, arson, and embassy bombings, dozens killed, murder plots against the cartoonist. there was a murder plot and attack against a swedish cartoonist whom with others insist free expression cannot give in. >> reporter: some muslim leaders are calling for peaceful protests only. but two peacef
france is acting quickly, already closing some schools in tunisia, indonesia, planning on shutting down embassies, cultural centers on friday, and at least 20 consults appearing violent. wednesday, attackers threw a small bomb into a kosher grocery outside paris causing minor injuries. the editor of the cartoons has said if you don't like them, go to court over it, referencing what prince william and kate did through lawyers this week winning against a magazine that ran topless photos of kate....
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that angry rally followed a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low h budget film that insulted the prophet muhammad. >>> christopher stevens and three other americans died when armed protesters aing toed the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests but crowds numbering in the hundreds, sometimes in the thousands. >> the mobs we've seen on the outside of these embassies are small minority. they're the ones who have largely lost in these emerging democratic processes. >> reporter: susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said the attacks on u.s. targets began as spontaneous protests, rejecting earlier claims they were part of a plot to coincide with last week's anniversary of 9/11. the anti-american protests have fast become the obama administration's most pressing foreign policy crisis. but the white house faces other urgent challenges in the region. on sunday, four u.s. soldiers were killed in a
that angry rally followed a flurry of protests over the past few days in places like yemen, egypt, tunisia, iran, where demonstrators railed against a low h budget film that insulted the prophet muhammad. >>> christopher stevens and three other americans died when armed protesters aing toed the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s. officials say lost amid the tragedy and dramatic headlines was the fact that most were not massive protests but crowds numbering in the hundreds,...
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for their crucial role in the so-called arab spring movement that helped change the governments in tunisia and egypt. >> our users can basically pull out their phone, connect to twitter, find out what's going on in the world in realtime as it's happening. >> reporter: keeping all the worldwide tweets flowing smoothly are 900 young tech-savvy employees at twitter headquarters in san francisco. >> i've been here about three years, and it's just always been a really exciting company. it grows, just like the user base has grown. >> a number of other places, big companies and small companies. it's certainly the most communicative, and everyone here is really smart and engaged and engaging. >> and as ad revenues increase, so do the perks. gourmet food to suit all tastes. lots of snacks and beverages of all kind are provided daily. free of charge to all twitter employees. >> we have great snacks. >> it's not the draw. the draw is actually working on something that matters. everybody here takes it really seriously. >> reporter: plenty of perks, indeed. guys, we're all ready to hear about the big c
for their crucial role in the so-called arab spring movement that helped change the governments in tunisia and egypt. >> our users can basically pull out their phone, connect to twitter, find out what's going on in the world in realtime as it's happening. >> reporter: keeping all the worldwide tweets flowing smoothly are 900 young tech-savvy employees at twitter headquarters in san francisco. >> i've been here about three years, and it's just always been a really exciting...
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for their crucial role in the so-called arab spring movement that helped change the governments in tunisia and egypt. >> our users can basically pull out their phone, connect to twitter, find out what's going on in the world in realtime as it's happening. >> reporter: keeping all the worldwide tweets flowing smoothly are 900 young tech-savvy employees at twitter headquarters in san francisco. >> i've been here about three years, and it's just always been a really exciting company. it grows, just like the user base has grown. >> a number of other places, big companies and small companies. it's certainly the most communicative, and everyone here is really smart and engaged and engaging. >> and as ad revenues increase, so do the perks. gourmet food to suit all tastes. lots of snacks and beverages of all kind are provided daily. free of charge to all twitter employees. >> we have great snacks. >> it's not the draw. the draw is actually working on something that matters. everybody here takes it really seriously. >> reporter: plenty of perks, indeed. guys, we're all ready to hear about the big c
for their crucial role in the so-called arab spring movement that helped change the governments in tunisia and egypt. >> our users can basically pull out their phone, connect to twitter, find out what's going on in the world in realtime as it's happening. >> reporter: keeping all the worldwide tweets flowing smoothly are 900 young tech-savvy employees at twitter headquarters in san francisco. >> i've been here about three years, and it's just always been a really exciting...
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. >>> this morning americans are being told to avoid sudan and tunisia. the state department has issued travel warnings for those two countries due to the security concerns over recent violence. the department also ordered all u.s. families there now along with some government personnel to leave. while sudan's government has taken steps to limit attacks, the u.s. says terror threats still remain high. >>> 4,000 sailors and marines from camp pendleton are scheduled to leave for the middle east tomorrow. their departure comes amid heightened tensions after the killing of ambassador stevens and three other american diplomats. >>> some of the thousands of people involved in days of protest near the u.s. embassy in egypt got paid for it. the protests began tuesday and just days later, several admitted to getting money. others were protesting on their own time to vent their anger against the united states over the anti-muslim film it allegedly produced in southern california. >>> pope benedict xvi called for peace in the middle east during an open air mass in l
. >>> this morning americans are being told to avoid sudan and tunisia. the state department has issued travel warnings for those two countries due to the security concerns over recent violence. the department also ordered all u.s. families there now along with some government personnel to leave. while sudan's government has taken steps to limit attacks, the u.s. says terror threats still remain high. >>> 4,000 sailors and marines from camp pendleton are scheduled to leave for...
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it is already boosting security in some locations namely in cairo, lebanon and tunisia, wolf. they are extremely worried about -- >> this magazine does have a history of doing this kind of stuff. >> it does. last november the magazine's offices were attacked when it was about to publish an issue making fun of islamic law. one of its cartoonists have been placed under police protection since last november because one of his illustrations on the cover was so controversial. the french foreign minister has said -- he's basically voiced a lot of frustration. we understand free speech and have to protect it, but we don't see anything useful about a provocation like this. the government is frustrated with these people as well. >> brian, thanks very much. let's dig deeper with a senior fellow at the hoover institution, the author of "the syrian rebellion." thanks for coming in. you had an excellent column in "the washington post." there is an arab pain and a volatility in the face of judgment by outsiders that stem from a deep and enduring sense of humiliation. a vast chasm separates
it is already boosting security in some locations namely in cairo, lebanon and tunisia, wolf. they are extremely worried about -- >> this magazine does have a history of doing this kind of stuff. >> it does. last november the magazine's offices were attacked when it was about to publish an issue making fun of islamic law. one of its cartoonists have been placed under police protection since last november because one of his illustrations on the cover was so controversial. the french...